We’re real excited about who we got,'' said Kitchens. "He offers an elite skillset that enables him to cover.''

Dorsey loves everything about Williams, and was aggressive in moving up for him.

"He’s immensely talented, he’s got feet, he’s got hips, he’s got length, he can press, he can play off. Now you just want to see him mature moving forward.

“In all the evaluations, he’s played some of the top-caliber receivers in the SEC,'' said Dorsey. "Corners in the NFL have to cover and he has all the skills to cover. This is the prototypical corner in the NFL. I like big corners.''

One of the LSU coaches told Dorsey that Williams "is one of the most gifted corners ever to come through LSU. ...He’s got a nice intuitive feel about the game of football.'

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Posted by Bayou

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Posted on 4/26/19 at 8:03 pm to DALSU

Will his tackling ability be solid enough at the NFL level to accent his coverage skills?

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Posted by DALSU

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Posted on 4/26/19 at 8:05 pm to Bayou

That's what little mcshay told ya

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Posted by Geauxtiga

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Posted on 4/26/19 at 8:10 pm to Bayou

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Will his tackling ability be solid enough at the NFL level to accent his coverage skills?

There’s no tackling when he breaks up a catch.

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Posted by PacoDeTaco

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Posted on 4/26/19 at 8:12 pm to Bayou

Plenty of NFL corners are poor tacklers, he can cover which is what corners are paid to do.

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Posted by Hmerly

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Posted on 4/26/19 at 8:20 pm to PacoDeTaco

Whoever came up with this soft tackling thing had an agenda. He’s a lock down corner. Not a linebacker. The best corners aren’t exactly tackling machines. Deion said it best himself. He’s not out there to tackle.

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Posted by ExpoTiger

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Posted on 4/26/19 at 8:28 pm to Bayou

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Will his tackling ability be solid enough at the NFL level to accent his coverage skills?

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Posted by SoloTiger

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Posted on 4/26/19 at 9:15 pm to ExpoTiger

When the Browns are winning playoff games they are gonna be laughing at all the teams that passed on Greedy.

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Posted by 1999

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Posted on 4/26/19 at 9:17 pm to DALSU

Guess LSU coaches aren’t sabotaging the players like key alluded to.

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Posted by La Place Mike

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Posted on 4/26/19 at 9:26 pm to DALSU

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Now you just want to see him mature moving forward.

This was what hurt him in the draft. Not talent but mental and emotional maturity. Once he does the dude will one of the best ever.

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Posted by tigerfourlife

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Posted on 4/26/19 at 9:48 pm to Hmerly

Deion sanders played in a different era of football. Today NFL teams use the short pass game to replace a heavy run game and to get playmakers in space. Saying that corners a defensive backs have to be able to tackle as well if not there teams get beat.

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Posted by coondaddy21

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Posted on 4/26/19 at 9:59 pm to La Place Mike

The fact that he almost quit LSU when he red shirted and what transpired after he declared for the draft, missing the bowl game, tells you a good bit about his maturity and his priorities. I’m not surprised he went behind all those other CB’s. He’s definitely talented enough to be the best CB this year but GM’s look at all aspects of a player.

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